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Treatment and Reassessment Becomes oriented to name and place Pulse rate, skin, and SpO 2 improve Change over to nasal cannula Alert and oriented upon arrival Transfer care without incident CASE STUDY

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34-year-old female with an altered mental status Responds to painful stimuli only with moans A neighbor called 911 after finding her on the couch and not responding Critical Thinking Scenario

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S – Supine on the couch, not alert A – Unknown M – Her neighbor brings you the patient’s medications: Zoloft and Novolin P – Her neighbor doesn’t know the patient’s medical history L – Unknown E – Patient called the neighbor 20 minutes ago and said she wasn’t feeling well Critical Thinking Scenario

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1.What emergency care would you provide during the primary assessment? 2.Based on the signs, what condition do you suspect the patient is experiencing? 3.What other assessment procedures would be helpful to you for this patient? 4.What would you expect the blood glucose reading to be in the patient? 5.Why is the onset of the altered mental status significant in this patient? Critical Thinking Questions

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